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...first glance, this delay may not seem diplomatically optimal. A brief meeting at the UN will not resolve any of the bilateral issues that have sprung up between the two countries, and some matters, like the six-party North Korea talks that resumed on Sept. 13, are pressing. But upon closer examination, despite some inconvenience to the parties involved, a rescheduling may have been just the medicine this summit needed...
...summit with President George W. Bush; he would also have visited Canada and Mexico before attending the sixtieth anniversary session of the United Nations in mid-September. Now, in the face of national emergency, a meeting between the two world leaders will be confined briefly to the UN sidelines: A lengthier visit has been postponed until, perhaps, sometime next year...
...rich country like Iran has a tougher time making a case for a nuclear energy program, according to President Bush, and he wants China's support in pressuring Iran to surrender its nuclear ambitions. Specifically, he wants President Hu to support his efforts next week to have the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, refer Iran to the Security Council over failure to disclose aspects of its nuclear program. That's a little like asking the glue factory manager to punish the guy who shoots horses: China imports roughly half of the 6.7 million barrels...
...Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to tell diplomats and leaders he'll be meeting during the UN General Assembly that Israel's responsibility for the Gaza Strip was ended by the final withdrawal of its soldiers early Monday morning. The Palestinians don't accept that, because Israel maintains control over Gaza?s airspace and the sea. It also has partial control over the border crossing...
...Klein stated that there needs to be a public acknowledgment of the agony the war in Iraq has caused. He noted that our troops just want our support. But we Americans can't provide that by wrapping ourselves in the flag, listening to patriotic songs and labeling others un-American. We need to make sure the troops have the right equipment and protection while their families back home have assistance if they need it. If there aren't enough supporters of the war willing to make the sacrifice of enlisting, then the President should find a diplomatic solution...